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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES.

(THROUGH: XIUTERʼA LUEMOT-] COMING TRADE BOOM. BRITISH MERCHANTS PREPARE

"THEIR PLANS.

LONDON, January 2nd. In connection with the anticipated trade boom in 1990, great schemes are

THE HONGKONG --DALLY, PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANDARY

STUBBORN MAHSUD

RESISTANCE.

BUGLER BOY'9. SKULL-CRACKING

FEAT.

· MANDANNAKACH, December 22nd. The last three days have witnessed the hercest fighting ever known on the Fron-

tier.

THE BUPEE AND THE STRALIS

saya :----

DOLLAR

A BINGSPORE. VIEW.

PEKING NOTES.

[ROF OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

PING, December 24th

CURRENCY" BIFORM.

Currency raform has been long debated

7. 1990.

EPIDEMICS IN CHINA IN 1919. INFLUENZA AND CHOLERA CLAIM 600,000- DEATHS.

From a summary of the seventh annual

INFLUENZA

COMPANY MEETING, CHINA LIGHT AND POWER

LIMITED.

China Light and Power Co., Ltd, (in Thotinal meeting of the members of the

voluntary liquidation) was held in the offices of Messrs. Bhawan, Tones & Co., Ltd, yesterday forenoon, Mr H. F. Campbell, liquidator, presiding The others present were Mesars. W. P. C. Trafford, A. Cordeiro and Poon. I Chau.

On the subject of the rising collar and the falling rupee, the Straits Test in China, but even though a loan for this general report made by Dr. Wu Lien Teh purpose was concluded so far back as It was announced the other day that April 1811 no progress in this direction to Excellency the Minister for the Indian rupes had reached the lawal has notaslly been recorded. It would Foreign Affairs, at Peking, we make the of the Straits dolls. Normally it is the appear, however, as if the possibilities following extracts: equivalent of sixteen English pence, and of an early relgem had become more real. The Mahsuds" resistance was most stab-it zow stands at the equivalent of twentys Last week the British Minister, Sir John torn. Our casualties exceeded those of sight pence. A labourer working in Jordan, Presented a Nate to the Chinese

Two severe epidemics, occurring as Malays for 15 dollars per month gets the Government calling attention to the anb being propared by British, traders to give the whole Tirah Campaign, but the equivalent of 26 rupees, and if we assume lest and making certain suggestions, parts of the general pandemics of the it is satisfactory to note, are re world, have wrought great have through Britain domination,"in the world's

his esquinas

delving impacto, e note, are the

outcome that early in the New Year the out China during the past year. These change, because formerly he could have overnment may be expected to announce ure Influenza and Cholera, each claiming

a definite scheme." To the British only send five Coincident with this only tend t Comel centro chin manity the most satisfactory feature of a 00,000 deaths in the course of

present action is that it is the direct few months. great loss on remittances the coolie finds result of a resolution passed by Con- that everything he wants to bay here is ference of British Chambers

Shangha ao much more costly than it was, that his hold e Note Ambodies most of the 38- pardemic in the course of the year and “That the Liquidator be and he is hereby... wages already seem to him worth no more! Minister November & The British by us.in Harbin in March, 1919, became

markets.

tribesmen also never suffered so heavily. that he saves and sends to. India a third

Probably for the fire fine in

The Daily Mail says that one of the the Pathans left fifty dead on the hilltops The Indian Army, fought splendidly. achernes being pushed forward by the Department of Oversins Trade is designed One regiment of the Pioneers alternately to interest buyers in the Dominions Over, fought hard to hand with the enemy and "Beas. It will, in brief, be a British Em-built defences for the troops moving up

pira Exhibiton, and will be held at two from the rear.

A bugler boy, when left with a few or three principal commercial centres in

wildly and cracked Mahsud akull, like old Umslopogias and returned to camp laden with his trophies.

of the present British Industries Fair.

The goods exhibited will go from one how to another, so that the utmost pube licity will be gained with the minimum of expense and inconvenience to buyers and merchants generally..

consequence of the prement rate of ex-

i

The chairman having read the notice convening the meeting, Mr. A. A. Con deiro proposed "That the report, and accounts before the meeting be and nas boreby approved" Mr. W. P. O. Trak- The Influenza epidemic, reported fratford seconded this motion, which' waN

An

a

carried.

Mr. A. A. Cordeire next proposed than half what they used to be, and undert gestions made in the course of an in- the circumstances it is but natural that formative dicussion on the subject dur rapidly assumed & vitalent torin.

authorised to hånd over, all books of there should be a good deal of discontent,ing the Conference. It

accounts, statistical and statutory re the Empire every year much on the lines wen, seized a pickaxe which he swung The position with reference to the Government to discontine the Chinese enormous, bumber of cases were reported cords, papers, etc, belonging to the Com

the use of from every country both in the tropical pany to the general manager of the Chines is about the same because here aycee and establish a uniform dollar cur- and temperate zones, and if considerable rain Light and Power Co. (1918), in there has been a tremendous adrency with subsidiary silver and copper percentage (varying from 10 to 20) Limited Mfr. Poon I. Chau seconded verse movement of exchange on all recoins, to open a mint at Shanghai lor developed Pneumonia which often ended this resolution, which was carried. mittances from Malayn to the China area, the free coinage of dollars and place the fatally. It was as severs in hot coun- The difficulty is so great that the question other mints under Government COMPTON old places like Manchuria, and ae pro-

tries, like the Straits Settlements, as in meeting terminated.

There being no further business, the is being gravely discussed whether the After referring to the disadvantages that

order to obtain uniformity of

THE LIQUIDATOR'S REPORT. MOTOR PRICES UP.

value to a figure that will place it on sidiary coinage and difcredited condi- gisations like America, as in less tor presenter to the members at the meets Straits dollar should be raised in face occur through the depreciation of sub- ralent in countries with up-to-date sani- The report and sccounts of the liquida- BRITISH MASS PRODUCTION

the same exchange basis. at any rate tion of Chinese bank notes, the Note 2ygienic provinces in India. Suchiar atuted, inter alia:-- SYNDICATE.

with reference to the rupee, as it was proceeds to point out that the silver dol- pandemie had not been encountered since before the great silver movement began. far is more reliable than the bank note, 1889. It is estimated that about eight pany as on 1st.. August, 1918, were:-

The assets taken over by the now com It is quite easy to put forward a large more convenient than sycee, and that million people died from it, including Land valued at to be notified at the opening of the Motor number of reasons for this. But are we there is a real decand for a uniform 500,000 in America and five million in Building and machinery valued

Large increases in motor-car prices were.

$ 32,143.00 Show at Olympia on November 7th. Bar- prepared to turn back the days of a con-dollar. Hitherto the #yce has been the India. Its invasion, of China does not

967,914,84 gains for the motorist of modest desires stantly varying dollar to wipe out the basis on which Chinese currency rested appear to have been as severe as in most inte

work of those who gave us a safe and and naturally it could not be removed other countries. Although hundreds of Furniture valued at 9,068.54 fewer.

161,347.79 The Daily instance, that the price of the Angus far as that, are we prepared by a stroke to replace it. In the opinion of British in investigating its character, the actual Sanderson car is increased from £450 to of the pen to increase the salaries, the bankers and merchants such a dollar can cause still leaves much room for doubt,

valued at £875, to include all fittings, such as clock, wages, and the prosts of every one in be introduced without great difficulty if but it is probable that the organism is speedometer, and bold-cover. Diber an Malays by making the relation of the central hint be established at Shang filterable virus, which either singly or in nouncements of a similar character are dollar to the pound sterling & to one ini, which is the principal port of entry combination with other threst organism, imminent, for which recent increases instead of 51 to one! Once a change of silver inte Chine

The introduction produces the severe condition in the. the cost of labour are mainly responsible that kind is made, it is extraordinarily of such a great reform world cost the fangs. The use of the gauze and cation This alteration in the price of a car that difficult to revert to a lower standard beyond the small expense of signora rities in America, but until it is definitely Government, but little, practically nothing mask has been condemned by some autho was making such a strong bid for papa-Silver has gone up to a phenomenal figure while the immense advantage of a uni- larity will cause a sensation.

Motor manufacturers are hinting at the and it may go back again to its normal form reliable dollar is so obvious that proved that the causal germ is a filterable The one, and nothing else, it will not be wise formation of great English syndicate figure. Do we not risk more by raising it need not be recapitulated

our costs all round than by bearing the Note Further points out

the to abolish it, especially in hospitals and ills we have until matters are readjusted success of the dollar currency

The onset of cold weather this October by fall in silver values to something dependent upon consider cucy being crowded places in times of epidemic.

ity it is essential that the new mint has again led to a recrudescence of a should be under the direct control of the Central Goverment which should provide China, but so far the fatal cases reported fluenza in several countries, including for the foreign technical assistance re have not been as many as in the cores quite to inspire confidence among the ponding months of last year. foreign banka Such a reform would certainly be worth while and its carly introduction would constitute a real triumph for the present administration.

100ws will be held in South Africa, Australia, Canada, India and other 'places, and the goods shown will be those for which a big, demand exists and for which a greater development is required grow Express anderstands, for steady currency? If we dare not go until a reliable dollar had been produced medical men have been specially engaged Materials, atores

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in any particular market.

LIMERICK POST OFFICE RAIDED.

MÄN IN MASK LEADS TWENTI.

LONDON, January 2nd.

A masked man leading an armed party of twenty raided the Limerick Post Office

at midnight.

The sorting office was ransacked. It is estimated that £4,000 in cash was taken, also postal orders and other property.

The men intimidated the staff of twelve men who were warned not to follow the raiders or they would be shot. The raid-

ers pickelted the approaches.

Office

OBITUARY.

The death is announced of the Right Hon. Sir Frank Lascelles, GCB.,

G.U.M.G., G.C.V.0.0

Sir Frank Lascelles was born on March 23rd, 1611, and was the fifth son of the late Hen, W. S. Lascelles, M.P. and Caroline, the eldest daughter of the sixth Earl of Carlisle. He entered the Diplomatic Sorring in 1881. In 1879, he was appointed Agent and Consul-General in Bulgaria. He was transferred in 1888 to Roumania As Minister and to Persia in the same official oficial capacity in 1891. He was appointed Ambasador to Russia in 1994. A year later, be went to Germany as Ambassador and remained there till 1908.]

ESTHONIAN ARMISTICE. BOLSHEVIKS CLAIM BREAK THROUGH DON FRONT.

LONDON, January 2nd. The Esthonian Armistice has been con-

firmed

which is to be established with a capita of several million pounds, to build cars on the lines of American mass production Such

a combine, it is contended, would prevent the American invasion of the British motor market. Everybody wants to go a-motoring and to own a car-small, middle-sized, or large, according to his resogress. The show, therefore, is likely to draw crowds to the limit of conges- tion,

ABH TO BUY.

like their old levelf

It has to be remembered that the tatab lishment of a good reputation for say form of currency is a delicate process. The Straits currency became mainly paper rather slowly. It was a good long time before the Chinese and Indians realised that it was as safe to take a

as a hundred dollars in silver. The

The number of prospective motor-own-hundred dollars home with them in notes PRICE HOPES. en who really hope to buy new cars is

that

secur-

ence have decided to return to Shanghai is taken, as an indication that negotia thota mury" aqoë be

EMOLERA.

The long spell of hot weather, coupled with the presence of a record number of fies, has facilitated the entry into chwabg, of the Cholera epidemic which Chi

and fuel

value if premio on unexpirad Sundry debtors valued at

policio

As part consideration

74,768.53

310.04 35,672 37

$688,501.67,

the

the

new company took over following liabilities. Debentures $250,000.00 China Provident Loan and Mortgage Co., th

Sundry creditors

10,650.30 27,041.37

Leaving to be satisfied by the issue of 100,000 fully paid shares of $5 each in" the new Company

1.

£88,501.67

$300,000.00

these 97,895 were duly allotted and the

The balance of 9.306 shares were sold

thereof and the balance paid into the 83,895 has been - kandlodet. NA DWNCTS

in some way or another, that was brough; I contdence by interposing various.... df fra than the Mora hope public intimation in China of the pre Companies Liquidation account.

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even

THE AMERICAN ADMIRAL

THE ARRIAL DERST.

for the aerial Derby around the world Members of the Commission to arrange having made their arrangements in Peking have now proceeded westward Dr. J. Ferguson will take charge of the local arrangements. voNGOLIAN AFFAIES.

case abated considerably and was de finitely stamped out in Fachiation on 10th September, and other parts of Chins by the end of September. In some

November parts of Korea and Japan, however, ease were reported up to the last week of

--

The full scientific Report of this epide- mic is being published separately, but the following comparative tables may be found interesting:-

Hospital Statistics.

No of

Mortality

Dea's.

Name of Bopital Acuarioca.

Munkery!

+00

190.

lan Central (Harbin) apanese Epidemic (Dxires) 1226

Vaidilwowtock (Flammina) New Ch. Cholera Ch. Anti-plague (Harbin)

Sationality. case

Tussinë

Chinese

200

$125 ...

Mortality Statistics.

Lention, Iaway-res

Hallway & Chinese area.

all para at karbon. District

No. of Destadu

706

100%

PLAGUE Towards the middle of January of this year, there appeared reports of an out- break of Pneumonie Plague in the dis trict of Linhsien, 100 miles from Tai- yuanfu, Shansi. Dr. Watson and other doctors proceeded to the spot to inves tigate, but from spleen puncture, cul- tural methods and microscopica) exami- nation they were satisfied that the deaths were not due to Plague. It is probabla that these deaths were accompaniments of Inflaenza in the lungs.

No arrests have so far been made. The beyond reckoning at the present time, fatability of the notes was secured by delegates to the Internal Peace Confer has been raging for some time in South and reslised the sum of 811,525, of which

The fact that four of the North Manchuria through the port" of New balance of 2,305 was not applied for. military, are now installed at the Fret They are not limited to any one class, faithful respect being paid to the promise as was largely, the case at previous ex each note tears on its face to "pay on

It may be remembered that the Burt hibitions. All those people

who found demand."

We have had to shatter that

is the desire to the m

take the matter out caught the motor owner staan gher heads & thousand dollars in politicians and have it settled not by appeal for funds from the Foochow Reel money have caught

the hands of the sence of an outbreak of Cholera was an driver desire.

traders sue Shanghai who

diplomatic methods but by frank and cessful costermongers

Cross Chapter where hundreds of and highly-paid Straits notes cannot on demand receive free discussion among the representatives Chinese were dying daily. Apparently workmen, bave ideas of a little smart two in return for these notes either gold or seater, with a dickey behind for the child silver, sud if we say the future value of of the people themselves. It is now sug. the disease had reached that city from ren. The business man's thoughts turn our dollar shall be three: shillings, or which have not changed in accordance mic.

gested that the provincial assemblies, the Philippines, where Cholera is ende to something around the £500 mark while luxury seekers speak in terms of pound sterling, it will not command that should organise a union, to meet in

six and two-thirds instead of 8 to the

From that locality the epidemic with the political upheavals in China, travelled northwards and southwards thousands of mught of the Motor Show value until confidence is fully stored a given centre, and arrange the matter. Valley. Then tai Langfans, Berbin visiting Swatow, Shanghai, the Yangtze talked and thought

the principle that payment on demand for months, and now they are flocking will be made We doubt whether the ton his support.

Premior is said to give the proposi- Newchwang, Dairen, Mukden, Harbin, to Olympia to choose their fancy.

Changchun Kirin, Holan, Sansing, Goverment is prepared to iste silver "The man who bus to consider his pocket or gold in exchange for notes to create

along the Sangari and Amar Rivers ns Chinese are delighted with the visit far will find that his choico is strictly limited. this feeling of confidence. Indeed the of Admiral Gleaves, Commander-in-Chie Kores, Osaka, Tokio and other parts of as Aigun, Vladivostock. Sjam Selection is confined to the highly-priced subject is beset with difficulties. When of the United States Asiatic Fleet, to Japan. The course of the epidemic was models. More than 300 cars have been we fixed our dollar there was no higher Peking and are doing their best to make most rapid, and followed the usual lines cellected, representing a money value in or more invariable standard of value than his stay as agreeable as possible. A Chin- of human travel by sea and land." The excess of £300,000. cheapest in a." Buokboard"-a tiny fair But the pound sterling in capes following might they were entertained Bies on by contaminated water. With the The smallest and the English sovereign or pound sterling ese guard of honour met the Admiral epidemic reached its climax in August, bis staff on Monday night and the and appeared to be conveyed as much by with a single cylinder of -hp and two to-day is not made of gold but of paper, seats," The catalogue price is ninety-five and it has suffered depreciation in the to a banquet at the Ministry of the guineas. At the other end of the scale is world exchanges to a very serious extent

at which the distinguished visitor ar onset of rain and cooler weather, the dis 50-hp six-cylinder Napier with a Tt is not certain, therefore, that we can d Landaulette body to hold six.

the hope that the Chinese This is marked at 22,480. The majority of com juggle with our currency as we could do would be able in time to fake its pleted cars are priced at from £900 to

twelve to fourteen years ago when we had proper part in protecting the peace of $21,000

the rock of the British gold standard to the Far East dictates or ingenuity suggests is found in raise the exchange value of the dollar

refinement that experience chain it to. It is an cuay thing to say There is a general ad but if we try and fail, even in a very the large curi racce in appearance, and the body work partial degree, our position will be far

city of Harbin was located on 3rd. The first case of Cholera in the Chinese and upholstery are more luxurious than more serious than it ia At present, we in the pre-war models

sink or swim with the pound sterling.

August in the licensed quarter in the We stand in a definitely fixed relation

person of a native of Shanghai. He died to it and are prepared to give seven. It is reported that the Mongolians, fering from the disease was admitted on the next day. The first in-patient suf- pounds sterling in the lawful currency dissatisfied with the arrangements made

On 11th September, news came from of the United Kingdom for sixty Straits between Urga and Peking for Outer. August. His stools were characteris kievakaya, a Siberian station about dollars tendered either in notes or in Mongolia to cancel its independence and tic, and from them the Cholera vibrio forty miles west of Manchoulis, anying was cultivated. Roger's hypertonic salt that two cases (Russians) of Bubonic our debased silver coin. If we raise the come under the Government of China, are into 3,000,000 Ordinary shares of E1 each would be a safer Bigare, in view of the Chang Tao-lin at Mukden with view affording maneh relief to the patient and bourhood, one in the cervical and one in Preference shares of £1. and 3,000,000 a per cent, participating portion of the rupes, we must abandon to initing in a movement independent of prolonging his life. But he declined the axillary region. These cases were

all the reservations introduced to prd China, which would enable them to attain food, en rice water, and died on the confirmed by bacteriological diagnotic The board of directors will include re presentatives of each of the firms subtect ourselves against the principle of to a higher degree of civilization, they eighth day after admision. In the and for a time some panic was esused scribing to the amalgamation. The pros pay on demand, and even then it may than is possible ander the corrupt menntire the epidemic bad rapidly The strictest measures were taken to pre-

take time to establish confidence. Ther

Chinese The chieftain of Bargs, who spread, patients being found among vent the spread of the disease into pectus will be issued shortly,

It is stated that the following firms atin, of course, one vary marked objection reported to be anxious to follow the Russians and Japanese as well as among

China. No further cases were reported, leat will participate in the combine: to the dollar going so high. Before the sample of Oater Mongolia, and cancel Chicons Ours was the first Hospital and the two might be classed among such

Messrs. Harper, Sons, and Bean, Limit whole financial situation was demoral these negotiations at Mukden.

independence,

said

to be interested in available for the admission of large isolated cases of Babonic Plague as have ed of Dudley, Tipton, and Smeth-sed by the war. it was frequently point ate people who say that the Mongolians the Japanese Consul General we reserved

There number of patients, and at the request of from time to time occurred in Siberia, wick

ed out that the 1/ had the same pur were forced into the cancellation of in a spa treatment of Japanese patients.

in which region it is known to be ende Menara Swift, Limited, of Coventry. chasing power in England as the 1/ dependence by threats from

special ward in the Isolation compound mic. The Vnican Motor and Engineering rupee had in India, the 2/4 dollar in It may be so, but it must be remembered The American Red Cross lent both doctors occurred on board the Nugang Maru at Soine case of Bubonic Plague also Company, of Bouthpert

the Straits and the 4/2 dollar (gold) in that Mongolians have previously resisted and nurses to us besides supplying needed Yokohama last June, while at Hongkong The British Motor Trading Corpora America. Such a unit has a tendency to acessfully al Chinese attempts at cor- medicines and bearing part of the ex- the regular spring, outbreak seed to

tion, Limited.

become & general standard, and the high gion. However, General Han Shu-chen penses. The British community beaded It is thoughs that Deniken will not be the manufacturers of the new Bean car Messrs. Harper, Bons, and Bean aru

er it is placed, the more expensive living has left for Urga with a big staff and by Consul L. E. Bly, C.M.G.. also raised be of a slightly more severe form. will be That is why, in the early days unlimited power.

Manchuria, has been, however, en- able to save Bostoff and Novocherkassk, which is showing for the first time at

a substantial sam of mocer to assist a tirely free, and this makes the ninth of our currency reform, it was definitely | Ax IMPERIALISTIC CANARD. It is based on the design of decided to make the Straite dollar equal while the capture of Ekaterinoslav is the Perry light car, and appears a well- to 2. It was raised to 2/4 äimply be of, having kingly ambitions, and it in chants presented us with 5 pounds of consecutive year in which Plagus has not

Chang Tao-lin has long been suspected in our campaign. The Tapanese, mor Incat important, enabling the Reds to brilt machine The Swift car is an old | cause there was a somewhaż alarming just possible that this knowledge has carbolis acid as a token of their appre 4ppeared in this provinca - consolidate on both banks of the Dniester, a yet been bailt make, which has not rise in the value of silver while the quel from Maleden of a contemplated coun Besides the present hospital, we erected Servia and Rusia, Ave nga ham 15

KAAN TYPHUS, ALL the quantities, which tion of currency reform was under com

rise to the rumours reaching here ciation of our services to their nationals

The Typhus epidemic, which strukover" which will ultimately open the road to

its quality warrants. The Vulcan Consideration. Several times at later dates which aims at a restoration of the Man- & special temporary hospital becomeda claimed numerous ticks in Biberia the Crimea, Kherson and Odessa.

pany have a new 16.b.p. model, #12-kp. there has been discusion as to whether it ofu dynasty. The rumour is certainly ting 60 patients in the Chinese city and

also an eight-cylinder

since then. Precasting Rad from time to interesting.

the Russian Railway authorities kindly FORMER OBLIGATIONS ARSOLVED. &t Olympia.

chussis which makes its first minder would be corpedient to lower the dolls!

to the figure originally proposed, the THE BRITISH MINISTER

lent us eleven railway wagons for the time been taken by to prevent it from taking a permanent hold in North Man- LATE

Dentala to the contrary, it is fairly housing of convalescents. The British Corporation is a recently object being, of course, to bring about certain that. Bir John Jordan, the British The height of the epidemic in Harbin churia and had on the whole been success The Associated Press correspondent at It has already acquired interests in

formed concern with £2,000,000 capital if possible, a cheaper basis of costs, all Minister, will vacate his post in the early was resched about the middle of Augustful Owing to the unceasing flow of round. There must be overbelming art of the year. His tenure of ofice and coincided with the direct part of the poor, anderled and underclothed refugees Dorpat states that the Armistice absolves diferent parts of the country. It is also all other considerations than those of parture will be regretted by the entire The maximum number of deaths per dien devised by the Chinese and Russian and

several large agencies, and industrica in

scheme, was jointly Farson shewn for any decision to ignord i been unduly prolonged His de rammer and the largest number of fis. into these parts Esthonis from the obligations arising bers of different makes of car to self be careful calculation of our power to Chinese monity in China, and by the in the Chinese city was 207 and occurred might be adequately cared for in a larga:

contracting for the delivery of large num- present exchange value, and there, must British

tary authorities, by which the homeles

stabilise the higher rate with the various dr. MoRÉISON.

on the 15th August. Admissions into securities we pomes At present, a News from home is to the effect that 1,002 with a mortality of 375,-e, 14.11 isolated and the contacts Watched the Flagge Prevention, Horbital totalled cap, and thus cases of Typhus might be

their minds and no shame to them, for it to undergo another the is much easier to go wrong than to rule and operation and brought, about by the systemic use of April at the principal stations of Harbin, Pogranichnaya, Manchoulio assure that a change will be permanently so much so that his return to Chins has

and Kwangchengiz until they were Teresficiali

been, rendered doubtful."

longer requirect.

It marks a fresh impetus to Bolshevism, and there are already indications that

A combine between. several firms with "Latvia may begin to negotiate with large interests in the British motor in

Soviet Russia

dustry is in progress of formation. What precisely are the intentions of the The Armistice is for seven days and is new amalgamation is still a subject for

speculation. It is renewable weekly. It defines the fron- that the capital will be £8,000,000, divided value of the dollar to 3/- or 3/4 which having interesting conversations with solution was infused into his veins. | Plague had been diagnosed in the neigh-

understood, however

tiers and neutral zones, and provides for Bolshevik recognition of Esthonia's inde pendence and the neutralisation of the Gulf of Finland

The Bolsheviste undertake not to have forced to the west of the river Feliksia, Fars and Sprechtitachi.

Meanwhile, a Red communiqué claims that a break through the Day front is most rapidly. It has resulted the capture of thousands of prisoners.

Ping

"

Olympia

to and popular British

2

Kiven

,

are not required to expel General withofors when the corporation is faced good many people, hesitate to make no Dr. Morrison is not at all wall. He had per cent highly satisfactory record. Medical Officery, were also stationed from

from its former connection with the through its various depots Bussian State. Moreover, the Fathonians It is intended to achoit smaller garage work beyond the capacity of its own Yudenitch's troops until after the rati équipment. Bo far, this particnlar sapost of its activity has been received with mixed felings in trade circica.

Bestion of the Peace Treaty.

hypertonid salinen.

(Continued at foot of next columes.)